Details for the forename Maj

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Maj (female)


Variants:	Greta (F) Mai (F) Maja (F) Mia (F)
Pet Name for:	Margaret (F) Margit (F) Maria (F)
Derivative(s):	Gull-Maj (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Swedish pet name for Margit, the Scandinavian form of Margaret [q.v.], from Greek or Persian "pearl". Also a Swedish pet name for Maria [q.v.], derived from the Hebrew name Miriam/Mariamne.